What happened on Wednesday November 02, 1983?

About November 2nd, 1983, in brief:

  • Historical events: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a landmark bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day, establishing the first national holiday honoring an African American civil rights leader, commemorating King's pivotal role in the civil rights movement.
  • Day of the week: November 2nd, 1983 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Pig (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers
  • #1 UK song: Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
  • Popular movie: Tenebre directed by Dario Argento

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November 02, 1983: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on November 02, 1983:

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day Established U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a landmark bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day, establishing the first national holiday honoring an African American civil rights leader, commemorating King's pivotal role in the civil rights movement.
  • Able Archer 83 NATO Exercise Able Archer 83 begins, a NATO military exercise that many Soviet officials misinterpreted as a potential nuclear first strike, creating significant Cold War tension and bringing the world close to a potential nuclear confrontation.
  • Papal Investigation in Seattle Archbishop Hickey conducts a papal investigation of Archbishop Hunthausen in Seattle, addressing potential ecclesiastical concerns within the Catholic Church.

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November 02, 1983: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was November 02, 1983?


November 02, 1983 was a Wednesday and it was the 306th day of the year 1983 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 02, 1983 can also be written as 11/2/1983 in the US and as 2/11/1983 in UK and Europe.

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November 02, 1983: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on November 02, 1983 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 31st and November 6th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

November 02, 1983: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on November 02, 1983 was Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers, according to the music chart for the week October 31st and November 6th.

  1. - Islands In The Stream youtube
  2. - All Night Long (All Night) youtube
  3. - Total Eclipse Of The Heart youtube
  4. - One Thing Leads To Another youtube
  5. - Uptown Girl youtube

November 02, 1983: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on November 02, 1983 was Uptown Girl by Billy Joel, according to the music chart for the week October 31st and November 6th.

  1. - Uptown Girl youtube
  2. - Say Say Say youtube
  3. - Cry Just A Little Bit youtube
  4. - The Safety Dance youtube

November 02, 1983: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on November 02, 1983 was All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie, according to the music chart for the week October 31st and November 6th.

  1. - All Night Long (All Night) youtube
  2. - Stop Doggin' Me Around
  3. - I Am Love
  4. - Party Train
  5. - Angel
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November 02, 1983: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for November 2nd is Scorpio.

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Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius.

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November 02, 1983: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 02, 1983 is Pig and the associated element is Water.

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November 02, 1983: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on November 02, 1983 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 02, 1983 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on November 02, 1983 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 03:31 am and setting at 04:28 pm.

The previous full moon was on Oct 21, 1983 while the next full moon would come on Nov 20, 1983.

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How old is someone born on November 02, 1983?


Someone born on November 02, 1983 is:

41 years 5 months old,

or 497 months and 21 days old,

or 2164 weeks

or 15148 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 02, 1983?

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